1957 Michigan Wolverines football team

1957 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJim Pace
CaptainJim Orwig
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
No. 3 Michigan State 5 1 0 8 1 0
No. 6 Iowa 4 1 1 7 1 1
No. 19 Wisconsin 4 3 0 6 3 0
Purdue 4 3 0 5 4 0
Michigan 3 3 1 5 3 1
Illinois 3 4 0 4 5 0
Minnesota 3 5 0 4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0 1 8 0
Northwestern 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. In its 10th year under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 187 to 147.[1][2] Michigan was unranked in the final AP and UPI polls; it was ranked at No. 19 in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Left tackle Jim Orwig was the team captain. Left halfback Jim Pace received the team's most valuable player award,[2] won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player in the Big Ten,[4] and was selected as a first-team All-American and All-Big Ten player.[5][6][7]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Jim Van Pelt with 629 passing yards, Jim Pace with 664 rushing yards, and left end Gary Prahst with 233 receiving yards.[8]

  1. ^ "1957 Michigan Wolverines Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "1957 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ohio State No. 1 Football Team In Final Litratings". The Nashville Banner. December 11, 1957. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vote Pace Most Valuable In Big Ten: Michigan's Halfback Beats Spartans' Currie By 1 Point". Chicago Tribune. December 15, 1957. p. 2-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1248. ISBN 1401337031.
  6. ^ "Iowa Tackle Is Lone Repeater On All-America Team". The Gettysburg Times. December 5, 1957. p. 5.
  7. ^ "Coaches' All-Big Ten Team". The Sandusky Register. November 30, 1957. p. 8.
  8. ^ "1957 Michigan Wolverines Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2017.